“Arts in the Balance,” summarizing the fifth and concluding biennial survey of public and private arts funding in Los Angeles County, was released today by Southern California Grantmakers (SCG). SCG conducted the 2007/2008 survey in partnership with the UCLA Center for Civil Society. This year’s survey examined the extent to which arts funding sources and patterns have slumped — or, in many cases stayed much the same — over the past 10 years. The survey also provides insights into the current arts and culture funding climate within the context of trends that stand to impact the arts funding landscape in the years ahead. There are just over 1,000 arts and culture nonprofits in Los Angeles County, with approximately $1.2 billion in revenue. See News Release about the report, or the PDF of the entire survey.